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Born in Birmingham the son of surgeon Matthew Hallwright, Hallwright placed fifth of sixty-one cadets passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in August 1899, earning 1835 of 2250 possible marks.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Aug 10, 1899; pg. 8; Issue 35904.</ref> He was awarded eight months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}. | Born in Birmingham the son of surgeon Matthew Hallwright, Hallwright studied at [[Portsmouth Grammar School]] before entering the Royal Navy.{{HTNC|23 Apr 1898 p. 8}} He placed fifth of sixty-one cadets passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}} in August 1899, earning 1835 of 2250 possible marks.<ref>"Naval & Military Intelligence" ''The Times'' (London, England), Thursday, Aug 10, 1899; pg. 8; Issue 35904.</ref> He was awarded eight months' time on passing out of {{UK-1Britannia}}. | ||
Hallwright was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1905. | Hallwright was promoted to the rank of {{LieutRN}} on 30 June, 1905. | ||
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{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Marigold (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Marigold'']]'''<br>17 Jul, 1915 – 18 Jul, 1915|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Howard|Francis Howard]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Marigold (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Marigold'']]'''<br>17 Jul, 1915 – 18 Jul, 1915|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Francis Howard|Francis Howard]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Laburnum (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Laburnum'']]'''<br>18 Jul, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 395''t''}} – 3 Mar, 1917|Succeeded by<br>'''[[ | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''New Command'''|'''[[H.M.S. Laburnum (1915)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Laburnum'']]'''<br>18 Jul, 1915{{NLDec16|p. 395''t''}} – 3 Mar, 1917|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Arthur Maurice Yate Dane|Arthur M. Y. Dane]]'''}} | ||
{{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Wilfred Law|Frederick W. Law]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Heather (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Q.16'']]'''<br>3 Mar, 1917 – 21 Apr, 1917|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harold Auten|Harold Auten]]'''}} | {{TabApptsRow|Preceded by<br>'''[[Frederick Wilfred Law|Frederick W. Law]]'''|'''[[H.M.S. Heather (1916)|Captain of H.M.S. ''Q.16'']]'''<br>3 Mar, 1917 – 21 Apr, 1917|Succeeded by<br>'''[[Harold Auten|Harold Auten]]'''}} | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:04, 15 February 2024
Lieutenant-Commander William Wybrow Hallwright, D.S.O, R.N. (16 June, 1883 – 21 April, 1917) served in the Royal Navy.
Life & Career
Born in Birmingham the son of surgeon Matthew Hallwright, Hallwright studied at Portsmouth Grammar School before entering the Royal Navy.[1] He placed fifth of sixty-one cadets passing out of Britannia in August 1899, earning 1835 of 2250 possible marks.[2] He was awarded eight months' time on passing out of Britannia.
Hallwright was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant on 30 June, 1905.
Hallwright was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-Commander on 30 June, 1913.
Hallwright was appointed in command of H.M.S. Q.16 on 3 March, 1917. Almost immediately, he was in action, engaging and appearing to damage an enemy submarine on 19 March. This performance merited a D.S.O. award, gazetted on 12 May, 1917. However, the pace of operations proved so intense that Hallwright died before this, killed Q 16 was struck by shell fire from U 52 in a running battle west or Ireland.
Gordon Campbell wrote of Hallwright's death:[3]
"While fitting out, news was received that Lt Cdr Hallwright, who had towed us in the Q-5, had been killed in action. Details showed that he had been lying in his lookout at the end of the bridge of his Q-sloop, HMS Heather, when a shell from a submarine had struck the ship. A splinter had penetrated the deck, hit his head, and killed him. On hearing this, I arranged for the ends of the bridge to be armoured with 1-in plating..."
See Also
| Naval Appointments | ||
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Marigold 17 Jul, 1915 – 18 Jul, 1915 |
Succeeded by Francis Howard |
| Preceded by New Command |
Captain of H.M.S. Laburnum 18 Jul, 1915[4] – 3 Mar, 1917 |
Succeeded by Arthur M. Y. Dane |
| Preceded by Frederick W. Law |
Captain of H.M.S. Q.16 3 Mar, 1917 – 21 Apr, 1917 |
Succeeded by Harold Auten |
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